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Pentagon to livestream Nidal Hasan's firing squad execution
The Pentagon has announced that the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, a former U.S. Army psychiatrist, will be livestreamed online. Hasan is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on December 3 at Fort Hood, Texas, the site of the 2009 mass shooting in which he killed 13 people and wounded 32 others.
President Donald Trump approved the execution by firing squad following a recommendation from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Hegseth stated that making the event public is intended to demonstrate that there are “serious consequences” for such actions. If carried out, this will be the first U.S. military execution since 1961 and the first use of a firing squad by the military since 1945.
The plan has drawn significant criticism from both political and human rights sectors. The United Nations human rights office stated that livestreaming the execution could amount to a public execution and may breach the prohibition against torture. Within the U.S., bipartisan lawmakers and religious leaders have condemned the proposal, with some describing it as “barbaric” or a “spectacle.” Vice President J.D. Vance expressed uncertainty regarding whether the livestream will proceed and stated he would not watch it if it does.
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Adam Telle · Donald Trump · Fort Hood · J.D. Vance · JD Vance · Nidal Hasan · Nidal Malik Hasan · Pentagon · Pete Hegseth
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- [● 29 SOURCES] Nidal Malik Hasan killed 13 people and wounded approximately 30 to 32 others during a shooting at Fort Hood in 2009. hch.tv · ubirataonline.com.br · wojna.co.pl · www.diebewertung.de · wtxnews.com · +1 more
- [● 13 SOURCES] Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth recommended the firing squad method, which President Donald Trump approved. hch.tv · amazonianarede.com.br · ubirataonline.com.br · wojna.co.pl · wtxnews.com
- [● 10 SOURCES] This will be the first military execution in the United States in over 60 years. hch.tv · wtxnews.com
- [● 28 SOURCES] The execution will be carried out by firing squad, the first such military execution since 1945. ubirataonline.com.br · www.alrasheedmedia.com · ashams.com · baoquangninh.vn · www.beck-aktuell.de · +13 more
- [● 2 SOURCES] Army regulations require an execution date to be set between 60 and 150 days after presidential approval.
- [● 39 SOURCES] The execution of Nidal Malik Hasan is scheduled for December 3 at 1 p. m. at Fort Hood, Texas. hch.tv · wtxnews.com · ubirataonline.com.br · diarioelcentinela.com · www.formosadeportiva.com.ar · +21 more
- [● 7 SOURCES] Acting Army Secretary Adam Telle scheduled the execution for December 3 at 1:00 p.m. local time at Fort Hood. amazonianarede.com.br · www.mundonow.com · ohridsky.com
- [● 44 SOURCES] Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated the execution should be public so people understand the consequences of such actions. hch.tv · www.diebewertung.de · ubirataonline.com.br · wtxnews.com · diarioelcentinela.com · +23 more
- [DISPUTED] The execution of Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed. hch.tv · ubirataonline.com.br · wtxnews.com · www.formosadeportiva.com.ar · ghananewss.com · +21 more
- [● 36 SOURCES] President Donald Trump approved the execution. diarioelcentinela.com · www.formosadeportiva.com.ar · ghananewss.com · hch.tv · n1info.ba · +21 more
- [● 33 SOURCES] The execution would be the first military execution in the United States in over 60 years. diarioelcentinela.com · www.formosadeportiva.com.ar · ghananewss.com · hch.tv · n1info.ba · +20 more
- [● 45 SOURCES] The execution will be the first military execution by firing squad since 1945. ubirataonline.com.br · wojna.co.pl · amazonianarede.com.br · diarioelcentinela.com · www.formosadeportiva.com.ar · +22 more